Sania Mirza’s dream run began with her third-round face-off with eventual champion Serena Williams in the Australian Open early last year. Thus started a glorious season for the Indian girl, which saw her enter the fourth round in the US Open and jump 172 places to reach the 34th spot in world ranking.It was an incredible journey of fame and fortune—and controversy too—as she stood up to the big girls of tennis to carve out a niche for herself. Though a back strain troubled her in the past few weeks of 2005, she is back on her feat and is keen to give her best shot. Even the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) had noted that Sania was the most captivating debutante of the year.
But will she be able to match the high standard she set for herself last year? The new year has not begun well for the poster girl as she suffered defeats in the Medibank International Open in Sydney, the first WTA Tour event of the season, after having had mixed fortunes in the Hong Kong Challenge tournament. She paired with Kim Clijsters to stun the Williams sisters — Serena and Venus — but her performance in singles left much to be desired.
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